Brokers, Estate Agents, Sales and Lettings Agencies Trade Associations

ARLA Propertymark

The UK’s foremost professional and regulatory body for letting agents, offering training, standards and advocacy (part of Propertymark).

https://www.propertymark.co.uk/ Membership: 9,000

Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)

Trade association advancing sustainable homeownership for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the U.S. and Canada through advocacy, education and networking.

https://www.areaa.org/ Membership: 18,000

British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)

Provincial association representing and supporting REALTORS across British Columbia with advocacy, economics, professional development and standard forms.

https://www.bcrea.bc.ca/ Membership: 26,000

Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)

Canada’s national real estate trade association representing brokers, agents and salespeople through 61 boards and associations.

https://www.crea.ca/ Membership: 160,000

CEPI – European Association of Real Estate Professions

European association uniting national bodies of estate agents and property managers; its MMCEPI quality label connects a network of 200,000+ professionals in 25–26 countries.

https://cepi.eu/ Membership: 200,000

Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS)

North America’s trade organization for Multiple Listing Services, advancing best practices and MLS policy; represents about 235 MLS organizations.

https://councilofmls.org/ Membership: 235

FIABCI – International Real Estate Federation

Global real estate federation and networking organization spanning chapters worldwide for practitioners across 40+ professions.

https://www.fiabci.org/ Membership: 2,300

Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)

Irish professional body for auctioneers, valuers, estate and letting agents, offering representation, education and standards.

https://www.ipav.ie/ Membership: 1,500

Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)

International institute for property and asset managers delivering credentials (CPM, ARM, ACoM) and education in residential and commercial management.

https://www.irem.org/ Membership: 20,000

Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA)

Malaysia’s national body for estate agency practitioners, providing advocacy, training and industry standards.

https://www.miea.com.my/ Membership: 6,500

National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)

The nation’s largest Latino business organization for real estate professionals, focused on advancing sustainable Hispanic homeownership via policy, research and professional development.

https://nahrep.org/ Membership: 58,000

National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

Historic U.S. association known as the Realist organization, promoting democracy in housing and Black homeownership through advocacy and member services.

https://www.nareb.com/ Membership: 18,000

National Association of Realtors (NAR)

America’s largest trade association for real estate professionals, providing advocacy, a Code of Ethics, education and resources. Membership stood at 1,453,690 as of May 31, 2025.

https://www.nar.realtor/ Membership: 1,453,690

National Association of Realtors – India (NAR India)

India’s umbrella body for real estate transaction advisors, setting ethics and professional standards and supporting member associations nationwide.

https://www.narindia.org/ Membership: 30,000

National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)

U.S. association for residential property managers of single‑family and small residential properties, offering standards, education and designations.

https://www.narpm.org/ Membership: 6,000

Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)

Ontario’s provincial association advocating for nearly 100,000 REALTORS, with education, standard forms and policy leadership.

https://www.orea.com/ Membership: 100,000

Propertymark (UK)

The UK’s leading professional body for property agents across sales, lettings, commercial and auctions (parent brand of ARLA/NAEA); grew memberships to 18,711 in 2024.

https://www.propertymark.co.uk/ Membership: 18,711

Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW)

Peak body for New South Wales real estate professionals across sales, property management, strata and auctions, providing training, resources and advocacy.

https://www.reinsw.com.au/ Membership: 12,000

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA)

Western Australia’s peak real estate body representing member agencies and practitioners with market data, advocacy and training.

https://reiwa.com.au/ Membership: 9,700

Singapore Estate Agents Association (SEAA)

Singapore’s leading industry association for property agencies and agents, offering professional development, representation and a members‑only MLS co‑broking platform.

https://www.seaa.org.sg/ Membership: 15,000